Maybe playing 2 games back to back on a weeknight is not a good idea. By the end of the second game, my chest muscle had been pulled so badly, I crouched in one position and sat out the rest of the game. Today I'm very sore and not sure I can make my final class tonight. We lost both games, but the A-Team looked twice as good against the Cones 2, who had whalloped us 10-1 last time. Last night was 5-2 so hey, twice as good! I found myself shoving them a lot -- they're mostly roller bladers who can do everything but skate, a little shove will often be enough to knock them down, so I did, mostly to the same guy. At one point, I was near the crease and got the bright idea to shove the guy I was guarding, I knew he was going to shove back. So he shoves, I fall (note: I did not try very hard to stand back up) into the crease (which is essentially a no-fly zone) and they get a penalty, leaving us with 5 on 4 and no goal scored.

And the Oscar goes to.....Liz Dow-tay!

The second game wasn't so bad but by this point, the muscle tear was bad enough that I was on the verge of tears. It may be time to 1. invest in a backpack that distributes weight more evenly (that's how I do this, running for a train/streetcar with my backpack on, yes, it's as painful as it sounds) 2. stop running for trains/streetcars and 3. ask for stronger pain pills. Note that not playing hockey is not one of these options. Lucky for me, I won't be playing at all next week so if I can just get through tonights class, tomorrow's class and Sunday's game, I get some r-e-s-t.